SQL Data Directories
Hi,I'm looking to install SQL 2014 on a dedicated server running 2012R2. The server has:RAID1 - 500GB C: O/SRAID5 - 1TB E: DATAWhat is the best location to store the following?Data root directoryUser...
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Address database perf with large tables for attachments (.doc,.jpg,.pdf..etc)
Hello Folks,I have a database with large  tables that contain attachments of various kinds of files such as *.doc, *.docx, *.xlsx, *.jpg, *.pdf, *, *.jpeg. Overtime this database has grown so quickly...
View ArticleFilter to MAX Value SQL
Hi All,I have to create a sales report on how many orders are created in a day, and for what value, standard stuff, or so I thought.My source table, created by my ERP records changes to previously...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 can only backup once after restart. Subsequent backups fail
Here is an odd one. I have SQL Server 2014 (not sp1) running in a cluster. Everything seems to be working fine. No performance issues or no crashes/error log issues.However, I can only backup a DB once...
View ArticleRecommend performance tuning/improvement software
After spending the last several years doing all diagnostics manually, I'm looking to test drive some performance tuning software. I'm hoping to find something that can assist with finding bad queries,...
View ArticleSQL Server Bulk Transactions
We have asp.net SQL Server web application used by 100 users. Â When we do Bulk insert using stored procedure, Â sometimes we get deadlock or other users not able to enter data. Please advice us, any...
View ArticleHelp with SQL query on an imported Spiceworks report
Hi AllI have found (almost) the perfect report for what I wish to do, in the community custom written reports.We are a multi customer IT support company and have successfully found ways to use...
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MSDBData.mdf on SQL server is growing like a monster on my C drive
Disclaimer: I am NOT a programmer or a SQL personDisclaimer #2 : My programmers have absolutely no idea how to handle these type of issues. They are all about programming.Not sure what's the deal here...
View ArticleA question about Bar Colors in SSRS Bar Chart
I have a chart in a report that has 27 categories, and no series. The categories all display properly with the correct results, so the chart is informationally (not sure that's a word) correct but all...
View ArticleSQL query automation and output to text file
I know enough SQL to get me by with the few things I currently do in it (but would always like to know and do more). Anyway, I was just recently asked if I could come up with a way to automate the...
View ArticleSQL Server updating with join issue
Could someone explain to me why this update script isn't behaving the way I think it should. I'm currently running the following script:SQLUPDATE[PO_RECVR_HIST]SET[PO_RECVR_HIST].[REF]=(CASE-- Place...
View ArticleCould disk issues now be causing LATCH_EX waits?
In the last few days, we started noticing a performance issue on our BI sql server instance. The first thing that jumped out at me was our disk wait times. I use sp_whoisactive to get quick server...
View ArticleEncrypting documents that are being read through our Access DB
Good afternoon guys,Our main database is SQL-based on the backend and Microsoft Access on the user-end. The user uses a Microsoft Access interface. Within this interface, there is a button that allows...
View ArticleError launching Integration Services Project in BIDS
A user has reported the following issue. Not sure how to help him:"Error launching Integration Services Project in BIDS Error launching Integration Services Project in BIDS I am receiving the error...
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How many people use the SQL Resource Governor?
(Timely Walking Dead joke ahead.)For those of you new DBAs, the SQL Server Resource Governor was released along with SQL Server 2008 as a feature to manage your workload and system resource...
View ArticleSQL insert statement help please
Hi all I'm trying to go a little out of my comfort level here and was hoping for some advice. I have a sql table that has 2 date fields. an add and a modified. If the modified date is null then I want...
View ArticleSQL Server Edition
Hello Everyone,For starters, I'm not much of a SQL guy. I know how to do basic backup and restores and I've learned how to do some basic queries. But I don't really know SQL management (and neither...
View ArticleSSRS 2014 and Windows 10
Has anybody got printing to work with the above combination. I have an upgraded lab server 2012. Upgraded from SQL 2008R2 to 2014. All OS's have no problem downloading and using the rsclientprint.dll...
View ArticleMigrating data from MySQL to Microsoft SQL server 2014
We recently got a SQL server license and have decided to experiment with it. One of the things I'd like to do and copy data over from our other MySQL databases to the SQL server. I looked online for a...
View Articlehow to create backup maintenance plan for SQL 2014
I need to create a basic maintenance plan that backs up our DB nightly and also need some pointers on any other maintenance that should be done would be great. Obviously I'm very new to using SQL,...
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